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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "What Would You Do If You Were President?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization does U Maung Swe speak of that provided aid in an acceptable manner?
(a) GMAC
(b) Union Carbide
(c) The Ford Foundation
(d) The Gates Foundation

2. What does Father Finian do when he arrives in Burma?
(a) Asks the archbishop for permission to move into a larger house
(b) Converts to Buddhism and shaves his head
(c) Asks his archbishop for provisions and permission to go into the jungle
(d) Finds a wife and settles down

3. What does Hillandale do when he reaches the northern province?
(a) Buys a large house, marries a local woman and settles down
(b) Buys dinner for everyone
(c) Plays his harmonica and makes friends with the villagers
(d) Demands that the villagers vote for Magsaysay

4. What does Louis Sears ask Peterson to do for him?
(a) Recruit a staff for Sarkhan that will make Sears look good.
(b) Send a color television for the embassy
(c) Find a staff who is competent and efficient
(d) Pay for a swimming pool at the embassy

5. Why did the rumor persist?
(a) The President of the USA said it
(b) It was on CNN all day long
(c) The American embassy did not deny it
(d) Someone overheard an official repeat the rumor

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season did the incident of the Royal Sarkhanese Air Base happen?

2. Why have many Burmese become communists?

3. Why did the Ambassador resent this move?

4. What was the rumor that upset the Sarkhanese people?

5. What does U Maung Swe recommend to MacWhite?

(see the answer key)

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